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Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2

Janae Jean

Jul 38 min read

Aaron Copland: Distinctively American Part 2

In part two, we learn how Copland created his distinctly American style and how McCarthyism impacted his career.

Music Theory and Practice – Classical Counterpoint

Janae Jean

Jun 295 min read

Music Theory and Practice – Classical Counterpoint

The Continued Evolution of Counterpoint Refresher: What is Counterpoint? In the post, Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to...

Janae Jean

Jun 36 min read

Storm and Stress: Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber composed in an uniquely German Sturm und Drang style and is often considered the first Romantic composer.

5 Chicagoland Arts Events for the Final Days of Summer

Janae Jean

Aug 27, 20234 min read

5 Chicagoland Arts Events for the Final Days of Summer

Arts Events for September School may be back in session, the sunset's may be coming noticeably earlier, and the most precocious of the...

Women in the Arts – Fanny Mendelssohn: A Prodigious Talent

Janae Jean

Jul 2, 20234 min read

Women in the Arts – Fanny Mendelssohn: A Prodigious Talent

Meet the F. Mendelssohn While not as well-known as her younger brother, Felix Mendelssohn (Feb. 3, 1809 - Nov. 4, 1847), 19th century...

Music Theory and Practice - Musical Motives or Motifs

Janae Jean

Mar 25, 20233 min read

Music Theory and Practice - Musical Motives or Motifs

Finding The Motivation Motivic Development What Makes A Musical Motive? A musical motive (sometimes motif) is the smallest...

Music Theory and Practice – Common Practice Voice Leading

Janae Jean

Mar 6, 20235 min read

Music Theory and Practice – Common Practice Voice Leading

Voice Leading or Chorale Writing What Is Voice Leading? Voice Leading, also called Part Writing or Chorale Style Writing, is...

Music Theory and Practice – Figured Bass

Janae Jean

Mar 5, 20233 min read

Music Theory and Practice – Figured Bass

Exploring Harmony Through Real Music Beginnings in The Baroque Era The Baroque era was a historical artistic period in Europe that...

The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Creating A Haiku Song

Janae Jean

May 12, 20224 min read

The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Creating A Haiku Song

The Musical Bridge – Celebrating Cherry Blossom Season with Japanese Arts – Part 2 – Hanami and Haiku In our previous post, we were...

How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations

Janae Jean

Mar 29, 20225 min read

How To Be A PRO – Performing Rights Organizations

What are a performing rights organizations they and what do they do for music creators? You’ve been creating music for a while now, and...

Five Ways to Celebrate National Native American History Month

Janae Jean

Nov 22, 20215 min read

Five Ways to Celebrate National Native American History Month

Honor the Cultures of Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island No, Columbus did not “discover the America” in 1942, nor were the Pilgrims who...

Music & Arts at the Movies – 5 Composer Biopics for Movie Night

Janae Jean

Jul 12, 202112 min read

Music & Arts at the Movies – 5 Composer Biopics for Movie Night

5 Baroque and Classical Composer Biopics Music and movies have gone together since the earliest days of cinema. Silent films were...

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists

Janae Jean

May 21, 202115 min read

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists

May is #AAPIHeritageMonth May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a celebration of Asiana and Pacific Islanders in the...

Janae Jean

May 6, 202112 min read

Women in Music – Ruth Crawford Seeger

Ruth Crawford Seeger: Modernist Composer, Music Educator, Ethnomusicologist, and Mother Before we get into our Mother's Day themed post,...

Happy Star Wars Day! The Man Behind Its Music – John Williams

Janae Jean

May 4, 20218 min read

Happy Star Wars Day! The Man Behind Its Music – John Williams

Celebrating The Legendary Career of American Composer John Williams Before we get into our celebration of Star Wars Day with a bit about...

Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - "Ellas" Edition

Janae Jean

Apr 17, 202117 min read

Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - "Ellas" Edition

The Stories Behind the Songs April is Jazz Appreciation Month, also cleverly called as "JAM."The Smithsonian's Museum of American History...

Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - Fellas Edition

Janae Jean

Apr 15, 202111 min read

Celebrating the 20th Annual Jazz Appreciation Month - Fellas Edition

The Stories Behind the Songs April is Jazz Appreciation Month, also cleverly called as "JAM."It was founded at the Smithsonian's Museum...

Arts At Home – Contemplate, Connect, Create

Janae Jean

Jan 31, 20214 min read

Arts At Home – Contemplate, Connect, Create

Five Creativity Challenges for Artists of All Ages This February Here in Chicagoland, February is one bitterly cold, sometimes...

Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments

Janae Jean

Nov 30, 202010 min read

Musical Innovations – Harry Partch Instruments

Inventor and Composer In previous posts, we've focused on the instruments played in the conventional Western orchestra, some instruments...

Janae Jean

Nov 2, 202012 min read

Music for the Dead – The Requiem

Music for Remembrance We've reached Fall 2020, a year that will no doubt be remembered as a year of transition and mourning. This past...

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